Diversity and Equity in Education (MSEd)

Overview

Diversity and Equity in Education at SIUE

The primary purpose of the program within the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior is to develop capacities of educators and other professionals to support cultural diversity and culturally responsive learning and living. This interdisciplinary program within the Department of Educational Leadership emphasizes the cultivation of dispositions, attitudes, knowledge and skills that are critical to teaching diverse students in today’s schools and working in any other settings where diversity is both present and valued.

Here is what the program can do for you:

Help you enter and succeed in a wide variety of careers and occupations in various settings including educational institutions, social services, human resources, corporate/public administration, and other fields with increasing demand for diversity skills

Act as a steppingstone to a doctoral program in social foundations of education, educational policy and related areas

Enhance your understanding of the intersection of diversity and education, including the needs of English language learners

Enhance your understanding of the ways diversity operates in different settings and of how diversity is portrayed in popular culture

For educators in P-12 settings, the program can:

Help you learn how to engage and increase academic performance of ALL of your students, including students of color, economically disadvantaged students, and students who are English language learners

Help you learn how to enhance student skills in areas such as empathy and respect

Help you develop your capacity to be effective as a teacher of diverse students